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Merrick B. Garland et al., Petitioners In 1968, Congress passed the Gun Control Act (GCA), which required serial numbers on firearms and imposed licensing, background checks and other recordkeeping requirements for their sale. In 2022, the spread of unregulated gun kits — called “ghost guns” — prompted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to issue a rule mandating that any product that could “readily be converted” into a firearm is subject to GCA requirements. In August 2022, a group of individuals, gun-rights organizations and gun-kit manufacturers filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Justice…
